Just wrote this whole post out then somehow erased it all.:roll:
I'll try again. LOL.
I have a few beginner questions. I bought these plants from petsmart after getting "all I needed to know" from the employee working. After reading the beginners guide, I am not so sure I know "all I need to know". I want to get this setup right before attempting to start a larger setup.
Setup:
10g
5 Red Minor Tetras
2 Zebra Danios
1 Red Eye Tetra (poor fellow)
1 Pleco
1 Corey Cat
1 Snail (maybe two, I saw a tiny one on the glass a few weeks ago)
Lightly planted (4 small clusters)
First of all, what type of plant is this? The employee at petsmart seemed kind of rushed and kinda handed these to me when asking her about what type of plants would be appropriate for my setup.
Do I need to worry about running my bio filter material or carbon filter with so few plants? Is this enough plants that I could get away with just running a sponge type filter material?
I planted these about two or three days after thanksgiving. Since christmas, I have been seeing alge growth almost as fast as when I started my tank. Don't plants help reduce this by competing for food? Would this also indicate that my carbon filter is not removing too many nutrients or just not removing the nutrients that alge needs (if they are any different)?
Lastly, does anyone have any sugestions for a few more plants that would allow for more cover? My Zebra Danios seem to be running the show (I blame my self for putting them in such a small tank, but I got them about 4 years ago before having any knowlege of fish needs).
I know of leaving something out, oh well.
Any input, questions, comments, concerns, sugestions, etc would be awesome!
Thanks
Sean
I'll try again. LOL.
I have a few beginner questions. I bought these plants from petsmart after getting "all I needed to know" from the employee working. After reading the beginners guide, I am not so sure I know "all I need to know". I want to get this setup right before attempting to start a larger setup.
Setup:
10g
5 Red Minor Tetras
2 Zebra Danios
1 Red Eye Tetra (poor fellow)
1 Pleco
1 Corey Cat
1 Snail (maybe two, I saw a tiny one on the glass a few weeks ago)
Lightly planted (4 small clusters)
First of all, what type of plant is this? The employee at petsmart seemed kind of rushed and kinda handed these to me when asking her about what type of plants would be appropriate for my setup.
Do I need to worry about running my bio filter material or carbon filter with so few plants? Is this enough plants that I could get away with just running a sponge type filter material?
I planted these about two or three days after thanksgiving. Since christmas, I have been seeing alge growth almost as fast as when I started my tank. Don't plants help reduce this by competing for food? Would this also indicate that my carbon filter is not removing too many nutrients or just not removing the nutrients that alge needs (if they are any different)?
Lastly, does anyone have any sugestions for a few more plants that would allow for more cover? My Zebra Danios seem to be running the show (I blame my self for putting them in such a small tank, but I got them about 4 years ago before having any knowlege of fish needs).
I know of leaving something out, oh well.
Any input, questions, comments, concerns, sugestions, etc would be awesome!
Thanks
Sean